Cooke, Elliott D, BG

Deceased

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Brigadier General

Last Service Branch
Inspector General Corps

Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1942-1946, 0002, Office of the Inspector General, US Army Inspector General Agency (USAIGA)

Service Years
1914 - 1950

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New York

Year of Birth
1891

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Contact Info

Date of Passing Feb 18, 1961
Location of Interment Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section H Lot 340

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1961, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Enlisted Nov 1914 to June 1917.
Commissioned June 1917 as 2LT of Infantry.

BG Cooke was awarded two Silver Star Citations (later converted to Silver Star Medals) and a Wound Stripe (later converted to Purple Heart) for gallantry and wounds sustained during World War I.

Tranferred from Infantry to Inspector General Corps in June 1939.
Retired Oct 1950.

1917-1919, 1542, US Marine Corps

From Month/Year June / 1917	To Month/Year - / 1919
Unit US Marine Corps Unit Page
Rank Captain	MOS 1542-Infantry Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City Not Specified	State/Country France

Patch	US Marine Corps Details

	Type Light Infantry
	Parent Unit Other Services	Strength Command
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Apr 26, 2019

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories Many US Army Officers were attached to the 5th Marine Regiment during WWI.

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